Autism and the Microbiome
-And why aren't we targeting this in every child? This question comes with an answer: It is not that straightforward. But it should be done. Most of the nutrition/ biomedicine based interventions you are doing to help your Autistic child’s regulation, anxiety,...
A 3-step plan to optimize your Child’s health
This is how you can support symptoms of Autism, Focus issues, Hyperactivity or Behavior. If you are reading this, you are likely a parent or a practitioner working in deep muddy waters to heal and support your child’s autism related symptoms, cure her eczema, heal his...
The one Magic Pill for healing Gut Inflammation
While obviously, there is no one magic pill for gut health, if there could be one supplement that I would recommend most everyone have, it would have to be this one! Digestive Bitters: the root of roots If you were trying to develop a skill in your child (or...
Anxiety in children: A Functional Nutrition Approach
We live in a world where an anxious mind is no longer an outlier. It is not that weird anymore to say "My child is anxious" or even "I suffer from anxiety". It is expected or understood at least. There are, of course needless to say, NUMEROUS benefits to acceptance...
Magical Hot Cocoa Recipe (2 versions)
With a lot of iterations and failures and eventual success (with my kids as judges of course), I present to you two recipes to easily ramp up the anti-inflammatory quotient in your child. In my previous blog, we talked about chronic inflammation being the root cause...
Inflammation in children: 4 power tactics to calm and heal!
What is Inflammation and why is it important for your child? You have heard about it, everybody is talking of it, it is almost a catch-all, one of those words that enters the mind and dissolves into meaningless fluff. Years ago, I caught myself wondering if people...
The Perfect Gluten Free Vegan Waffle!
Gluten free and Vegan Waffles? Without sugar? These words don't often apply to waffles. I have seen pancakes, crepes, cakes even. But it seemed like waffles were never allowed to enter this sacred space. My son has been for several years on a gluten free, dairy free...
Dairy-free (Vegan) Chai Recipe
Vegan Chai (with Nut milk) I have scoured the world of vegan "milks" to try and make a chai that I could tolerate. I didn't even dare hope for a chai that I would LOVE! There are two "milks" that have brought me hope again: Macadamia nut milk and Almond Milk (but only...
Picky Eaters – 5 surprising facts and 5 action items
Part of my job description as Functional Nutrition Educator is to speak to clients about optimizing their kids’ diets. As you might expect, there is a lot of resistance to that. And often the biggest factor that comes up is children being picky eaters. I am often...
